NHS's Expensive End-of-Life Care

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Assisted dying debate: The UK’s real problem with palliative care

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The UK was once ranked the best country in the world for end-of-life care - but that's not the case any longer.

Experts say lack of palliative care is thought to be the crucial factor in most cases.

MPs debate a bill that would allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to seek to end their own lives.

Palliative care is a major provider of care in the UK , supporting 300,000 people a year.

But many hospices are in financial difficulties and funding is being squeezed.

Four in 10 hospitals do not have specialist services available seven days a week.

Training is 'virtually non-existent' for other staff who pick up the burden.

Government has provided an extra 100 m of funding this year to the sector.

More could be done to identify people's needs before they are admitted to hospital, says Dr Royston .

He says shifting 20% of the money spent caring for dying people in hospital would be transformative for community services as it would double current spending.

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